U.S. Threats Of War With North Korea Dangerous, Short-Sighted - Hillary Clinton

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“Picking fights with Kim Jong Un puts a smile on his face,” Clinton said, without mentioning Trump by name

Threats of war have been brewing since North Korea’s ‘rocket man’ started his missile tests.

But the former U.S. Secretary of state, Hillary Clinton believes diplomacy is needed.

The former first lady said on Wednesday that “cavalier” threats to start war on the Korean peninsula are “dangerous and short-sighted”, urging the United States to get all parties to the negotiating table.

Clinton, who ran for office of the president against Trump, also called on China to take a “more outfront role” in enforcing sanctions against North Korea aimed at curbing its missile and nuclear development.

“There is no need for us to be bellicose and aggressive (over North Korea),” said Clinton at a forum in the South Korean capital Seoul, stressing the need for greater pressure on North Korea and diplomacy to bring Pyongyang to talks.

Tensions between Pyongyang and Washington have soared following a series of weapons tests by North Korea and a string of increasingly bellicose exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

“Picking fights with Kim Jong Un puts a smile on his face,” Clinton said, without mentioning Trump by name.

Clinton also indirectly referred to Trump’s comments towards North Korea on social media, saying “the insults on Twitter have benefited North Korea, I don’t think they’ve benefited the United States”.